Meaning of PATRIARCHATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'peytree`ârkit
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- [n] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
- [n] the jurisdiction of a patriarch
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| | See Also: | | jurisdiction, social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa`tri*ar"chate\ (p>amac/`tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[asl]t),
n. [Cf. F. patriarcat.]
1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See
{Patriarchal}, a., 3.
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